Technoillusionist Marco Tempest on the ‘Magic of Tomorrow’

If you’ve seen Marco Tempest’s illusionary magic before, you know that his magic isn’t anything like your grandfather’s card tricks– or even anything as grandiose as you’d see on a special with David Copperfield or David Blaine. Tempest’s unique combination of illusion and technology isn’t just a demonstration of sleight-of-hand, it’s also a technique he uses to help us learn about ourselves.

Earlier this year we wrote on how Tempest augments reality. In the following video from The RSA, he performed a demonstration titled “Inventing the Impossible” where he talked about technology as the magic of tomorrow and it will continue to impact our world.